66. Eloquence of the Pulpit: SWIFT and STEELE--Infelicity of Riches to one who is not a Gentleman-Sharpers 67. Proposals for Tables of Fame: SWIFT -Continental Intelligence-Skill 68. Tables of Fame-Female Sharpers: 69. On acting our parts in Life well-Pro- from Two Ladies inclined to marry 70. Eloquence of the Pulpit: SWIFT and 71. Danger of Satirical Writings: STEELE -Irregular Conduct of a Clergy- 72. Story of Pætus and Arria-Want of 73. Letter from Monoculus, and Answer: Gamesters: HUGHES-Election for Queenhithe Ward............................. 74. Letter from a Lover-Letter on the tendency of satirical characters- Table of Fame--Continental In- 75. Miss Jenny's Marriage-Choice of Matches in the Bickerstaff Family ............ Defence of the Tatler: HUGHES- 77. Affectation of Faults and Imperfec- tions-Original Letter from Mar- shal Bouffleurs-Bath Physicians 78. Letters soliciting places at the Table 79. Advice to married Persons - Mrs. 80. Exorbitant price of Books-Letters 82. Story of the Cornish Lovers-of a 83. Remarks on the Table of Fame- Maria declares a Passion for the of being able to say No-Continen- 84. Censure of Ladies who attend Trials STEELE. 88. Of Story-tellers, under the names of A Dancing-master practising by 89. Letter to the Author-His History of his Life-Evil of unreasonable feigned Poet 93. Letter from Switzerland-Remarks on Travelling-Fools not to be ex- tices of an Almanack, &c. ........... STEELE. 95. Scene of domestic Felicity 97. Hercules courted by Pleasure and 98. Letter from a Woman in love-Im- pressive Tendency of Poetry STEELE. ...... 102. Continuation of the Vision of the Goddess of Justice ADDISON. THE TATLER. N° 46. TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1709. Non bene conveniunt, nec in una sede morantur, OVID. Met. ii. 88. - Love but ill agrees with kingly pride.' White's Chocolate-house, July 25. WE see every day volumes written against that tyrant of human life called Love; and yet there is no help found against his cruelties, or barrier against the inroads he is pleased to make into the mind of man. After this preface, you will expect I am going to give particular instances of what I have asserted. That expectation cannot be raised too high for the novelty of the history, and manner of life, of the emperor Aurengezebe, who has resided for some years in the cities of London and Westminster, with the air and mien indeed of his imperial quality, but the equipage and appointment only of a private gentleman. This potentate, for a long series of time, appeared from the hour of twelve until that of two at a coffee-house near the Exchange, and had a seat (though without a canopy), sacred to himself, where he gave diurnal audiences concerning commerce, politics, tare and tret, usury and abatement, with all things necessary for helping the distressed, who are willing to give one limb for the better maintenance of the rest; or such joyous youths, whose philosophy is confined to the present hour, and were |